Help...constipation

[seizethecuttlefish]

I’m 12.5 weeks pregnant. It’s not been an easy pregnancy so far. I’m on meds for sickness and one of the side effects is constipation. Dr prescribed lactulose but not sure it is doing much. Hit me with your best constipation remedies. I’m desperate. I drink loads of water, all it’s doing is making me pee constantly.

Thanks all. No pregnacare, as it makes my sickness worse. Its my antisickness meds causing it. Kiwis are in a mass shortage here. No idea what’s going on but suspect all the people reading this thread have bought them! Been on 15ml lactulose, twice a day for weeks and no sure it’s helping. Made myself a low carb Bircher (I loved them when I was low carb) and ta da! This morning...relief.

Weetabix and bananas for breakfast, jacket potatoes and baked beans, prunes, nuts like walnuts, Brazil nuts.I had dreadful constipation when pregnant and got awful piles and had to get suppositories so hope you don’t get them they were really painful.

Glad you found something that did the trick, not being able to go is just so uncomfortable!

All Bran for breakfast has worked so far for me, along with a couple of pieces of fruit every day. I can tell when I miss a day though!

I feel your pain! The two things that really help me are 1) going for a run and 2) when you start to feel yourself needing the toilet, sip a warm cup of water with a slice of lemon in it - take it to the toilet with you!

Feel like my body has been trying to rehearse for the big day sometimes, so painful!

Apricots work better for me than prunes,
drink LOADS of water
all bran
soft fruit
Yakult
bananas

I'm normally quite constipated so finding this and all the trapped wind most uncomfortable!!!